AVI trouble

Am trying to play AVI files in quicktime but I keep on getting told that I need to have the correct codec to play. I get rerouted to a site of codecs and have no idea which is the best one to go for to enable me to play my movie files.
Can anyone out there help me at all? Would really like a codec for quicktime so I may edit within this later.
Many thanks,
Stevie.

For editing purposes (and the Export dialog previews) the default frame is that currently selected in the timeline. Wherever the cursor position in the file timeline that image will show as the preview.
You can also use QT Pro to "create" a Poster Frame and it can be any frame in the file (View menu/Set Poster Frame. Again, the cursor position in the timeline determines what this image will be. This feature requires a "Save As" (to make a new file in the .mov container) or a "Save" to make this part of the current file.
This preview image will now "travel with" the file and becomes the default Finder image when navigating folders.
You can also use this image to help identify (custom icon) your movies when viewed in the FInder.
Position the cursor in the timeline on a frame of the file you wish to use. Command-C (copy). Switch to the Finder and do a "Get Info" on the file. Highlight the small Q (upper left of the Get Info window) and it will outline. Command-C (paste) and your new frame becomes a custom icon in the Finder.
Great way to help you pick the correct file from dozens of movies.
You're correct. I am a QuickTime Pro "genius" and even wrote a 300 page PDF that describes these tricks (and hundreds more). Click on my name (above and left) to learn some more about me.

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ID                                       : 0
Format                                   : CineForm
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Codec ID/Info                            : CineForm 10-bit Visually Perfect HD (Wavelet)
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Width                                    : 1 920 pixels
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